Tsubasa Ishikawa's eyes had slowly opened as the morning rays began to shine through the slightly curtain-covered windows. Slowly sitting up, he had let out a soft yawn and began stretching out his joints.

'Just another day...' he thought as he got out of bed to get ready for school. With a nice warm shower and a set of clothes prepared for him, he was ready for the day. Looking at his mirror where he would always meet his reflection's own set of blue eyes. His eyes shifted vertically as he checked to see if there was anything out of place.

'My uniform is neat, my hair is all tied-up and my winning smile is there. I think it's going to be another great day.' Tsubasa smiled. His long black hair was tied up into a neat ponytail and his school uniform covering his lithe body. He was currently going to Azabu-Juuban Junior High and had dreams of becoming a civil servant one day. He wanted to help people since he knew that there were other people that probably had it worse than him. Seeing the sad frowns on people's faces had disheartened him, yet allowed him to fuel his resolve.

'It can only get better,' he hoped. Looking at the time, he realized that the bell was probably going to ring. Breakfast wouldn't hurt, right?

Putting on his school cap, he made his way to the kitchen downstairs and began to prepare himself some coffee and cereal. A strange combination, but it was something. With a nice stream of milk mixed with some crunch, it was quite satisfying enough to enjoy it. He could cook, but he's pretty much average at it. Tsubasa didn't worry though. He's still learning.

After finishing breakfast, he began to clean up before going off to school.

"I'm going off now!" Tsubasa exclaimed. He was met with silence. The boy shrugged as he left the house and locked the door behind him. With that, he took off with his bicycle.

Tsubasa rode through the wind at a steady pace as he took in the sights. He enjoyed living in Juuban since he pretty much grew up here. Well, for the lone circumstances. Still, it was really nice being here since the people can be quite friendly and there are places that are actually quite relaxing to hang out in.

"Hey! WATCH OUT!"

A loud yell had snapped him out of his thoughts as he looked to see a girl running towards him though looked panicked.

BAM!

Tsubasa had found himself on the ground with his cap off his head and right beside him. He looked very dazed with the stars surrounding him. He had believed that the stars were real and tried to swat the away. He blinked back to reality and looked around. He noticed a girl on the ground rubbing her head in pain.

Her blonde hairstyle looked very distinctive and unique. The odango, as people seem to call it. Other than that, she also wore the Juuban school uniform.

Slowly, he got up and put his hat back on before walking up to the fallen girl.

"Are you alright?" he asked her as Tsubasa offered a hand.

The girl was in a daze as she tried to get her senses back. "Wha..." she trailed off.

"Sorry about that," he said. "I should've paid more attention to my surroundings."

She finally regained her senses and looked at the boy right in front of her. She took a good look at his face and he looked worried.

"I-It's alright," she replied as she took his hand to get up. "I should've slowed down."

"What's the rush?" Tsubasa asked.

"I gotta get to school before I'm late," she explained. "My teacher's gonna kill me!"

He looked at her uniform a bit and back at her face. "Do you by any chance go to Juuban Junior High?"

She nodded. "Yeah! How did you...-Hey, you're also wearing the uniform as well!"

Tsubasa smiled. "Yep. I go there as well."

The girl looked like she saw something amazing. "Whoa. What a coincidence!"

He laughed at that as he offered a handshake. "Totally. I'm Tsubasa Ishikawa."

She took the hand and shook it. "Usagi Tsukino, nice to meet you!"

Tsubasa blinked. "Usagi Tsukino? You're the one that people call dumpling head?"

Suddenly, Usagi puffed her cheeks in anger. "Who told you that?! I swear when I find them, I'll-"

The boy slightly flinched as he tried to calm her down. "I-It's fine! It's just a rumor."

It was half-truth, but that calmed her down yet kept her puffed-up cheeks.

"Besides, I'm in the same class as you," he added.

She blinked and stared at him. "Wait, you're the loner that sits in the other back of the corner!"

Tsubasa sweatdropped at that. Technically, that was true.

"Loner's a bit of a stretch now, isn't it?" he said.

She scratched the back of her head. "Well, it's just that you don't seem to have any friends."

"Well, it's just that I tend to get busy from...stuff," Tsubasa explained. Of course he wasn't going to tell her about what he really does.

"Oh! What do you do?" she asked, curiosity in her eyes.

"I'm part of the go-home club." he answered. Not a lie, but at least that works.

"Really? Me too!" she replied enthusiastically, causing the boy to facefault.

"I...didn't realize that," he said as he got up.

"Oh, that's alright," she replied dismissively. "We just met. Why don't you join me and my friends in walking back home too?"

"I'll think about it," Tsubasa looked at his watch. "Whoa, we better go now."

She tilted her head. "Why?" He showed her the time, causing her to freak out. "EEH?! We're gonna be late!"

With that, she ran off but not before she turned around. "I'll see you in class!"

He shook his head as he continued to pedal his bike.

When he arrived at class, he saw the students still talking and sitting around. 'Sakurada-sensei isn't here,' he thought. He scanned his eyes all over the classroom and couldn't find the odango girl.

'She's late,' he mused. She probably went to the wrong route.

A brunette woman had arrived to the class, causing the students to get back to their seats. She was about in her late 20's/early 30's.

"Good morning, class!" Ms. Haruna Sakurada greeted.

"Good morning, sensei!" the entire class greeted back and bowed.

The teacher had taken out a stack of papers from her bag. "Today, I'll be returning you all your English test papers. Some of you did really well and some of you have made a mistake or two."

Suddenly, the classroom door had slammed open.

"Sorry I'm late, Haruna-sensei!" A familiar voice exclaimed as there arrived Usagi Tsukino.

Suddenly, she turned to see a familiar pinkette. "EEH! How did you get here so fast, Tsubasa-san?!"

The person in question blinked in confusion as everyone looked at him. "I...rode my bicycle?"

"Usagi Tsukino! Stand outside so that I can deal with you later!" Ms. Haruna yelled, looking irate at the remulator troublemaker she had to deal with.

"B-but-" Usagi stammered.

"Now!" the teacher exclaimed, her tone in warning territory.

Usagi pouted as she left the classroom. Tsubasa looked worried, wondering if the odango girl would be in trouble.

Ms. Haruna began to hand the test papers over to the students. Tsubasa heard some whispering on his left. He turned to see a bespectacled boy sitting next to him. Gurio Umino was his name and those spectacles are his fame.

"Hey!" Umino hissed out. Tsubasa, not knowing what to do, gave a small wave.

"So how did you know Usagi-san?" he whispered, curiosity in his tone.

"I accidentally bumped into her earlier today," Tsubasa replied back.

"Oh,"

When the teacher reached Tsubasa's desk, she gave him the test paper.

63%

"You've improved since the last test but I know that you can do better," she remarked, a soft smile on her face before it was turned into a scowl. "Now to see what that troublemaker Usagi is up to." With that, she goes out to see what the odango girl is up to.

"Is Usagi-san this much of a troublemaker?" Tsubasa whispered to Umino.

The bespectacled boy gave a sheepish chuckle. "You have no idea."

"MISS TSUKINO!" The teacher's shout had made both boys slightly jump out of their seats as all the students looked at the open door.

"See, this is why you always fail! You slack off and get distracted so easily!" As the teacher gave her a stern lecture, Tsubasa could hear Usagi wailing from outside.

The boy could only wince.

After school, Tsubasa was about to leave school with his bike until...

"Tsubasa-san!"

He turned to see Usagi and her best friend Naru Osaka walking towards him. Naru was a brunette who wore a green bow on her head.

"Oh, hey Usagi-san. I see that Naru-san's with you." Tsubasa said.

"Yep! We're about to go to the jewelry store!" Usagi told him.

"My mom's having a huge sale today." Naru added.

"A sale?" he repeated.

She nodded. "Something about a special occasion or something like that."

Tsubasa raised an eyebrow. That's actually quite strange. OSA-P only have sales when it's the holidays. Then again, he doesn't go to the jewelry store.

"So we were wondering if you'd like to come with us?" Usagi offered.

The pinkette thought about it. On one hand, he was a dude and didn't have time for jewelry. On the other hand, it beats doing nothing.

"I'm in," he finally said.

As they were on their way, they began to talk about the superheroine, Sailor V. She had recently stopped three robberies in a go. Naru was quite amazed by such a feat, yet Usagi didn't have a clue as to who Sailor V was, causing both Naru and Tsubasa to sweatdropped.

When they had arrived, the entire store was really packed with many customers. A lot of women were trying on various accessories and buying stuff as well.

"It's quite packed here," Tsubasa murmured.

"There's my mom! Let's go and say hi!" Naru pointed out as they walked up to a tall and slender brunette. "Hey, mom!"

The woman turned to them and gave a polite smile. However, Tsubasa felt a strange aura emitting from her.

"Welcome back, Naru-chan!" Mayumi Osaka greeted her daughter.

"I brought my friends here," Naru said, introducing Usagi and Tsubasa.

"Hi!" Usagi greeted while Tsubasa gave a small wave.

"Welcome! It's a bit crowded here, but feel free to take a look," Mrs. Osaka said. "Say, since you're Naru-chan's friends, I'll be happy to offer you a discount!"

Usagi looked jubilant. "Really?! I feel so lucky!"

Tsubasa, however, gave a sheepish smile. "Sorry, I don't wear jewelry."

The saleswoman gave a hearty laugh. "Oh, you don't have to worry about that! You can get one for your girlfriend!"

The boy laughed in response. "Maybe someday when I actually get one." He looked at his watch. "I better get going. I'all see you in school tomorrow!"

"Bye, Tsubasa-san!" Usagi said as the boy had left. Now, she had to get that discount. Hopefully she had enough since she used up most of her allowance.

As he stepped out of the building, Tsubasa couldn't help but feel uneasy at Mayumi's aura. There was something dark that she was emitting, which was unusual since she was actually a really nice woman.

Suddenly, his train of thought was broken when he had accidentally bumped into something. Or someone.

When he looked up to see who it was, it was a tall black-haired boy wearing sunglasses and smartly-dressed clothes. He seemed older than most teens.

"Sorry about that," Tsubasa apologized. "I didn't watch where I was going."

"No worries," the boy replied, adjusting his shades. "Try to be careful next time."

He nodded as he went to get his bike.

"That's your bicycle?" the young man asked.

"Yeah. Why?" Tsubasa inquired.

"You should keep it locked at the bike rack," the guy advised.

"I would if I could find one,"

"You mean like that one?" the boy pointed right across the road. Tsubasa pinched the bridge of his nose.

"I think I'm starting to lose my groove," the ravenette grumbled, causing the other boy to give a small chuckle.

"I can wonder what your groove is like," he remarked.

"It's a bit of this and that," Tsubasa replied. "But thanks for the advice."

"No problem," the boy said as they both went their separate ways.

"I'm home!" Tsubasa announced as he stepped into the house. No response once again.

He sighed as he went upstairs to his bedroom to take a shower before he went to do his homework.

It can get quite lonely and boring in his house. He wondered when he would be able to get into the action once more. There hasn't been a single crime or attack that's happened recently.

Suddenly, beeping sounds were heard, causing Tsubasa to walk up to his backpack. He began to rummage through until he found the item he was looking for.

A black helmet.

It was a black helmet that covered the entire face. Two red circles served as the visor.

"What's going on?" he asked the helmet.

The visor shone two lights on his eyes. In an instant, he could see someone getting attack by a rather ghastly creature. It had really sharp claws for nails and could cut through anything.

He noticed that the victim was Naru Osaka!

Recoiling back, he had immediately put the helmet on and stood up tall.

"Kurogane, yatte yaruze!"

In an instant, metallic pieces began to extract from underneath the helmet and began to spread all over his body from head to toe. As soon as he was fully covered, a long white scarf sprouted out from the back of the helmet as well.

There stood a warrior of the dark before he fled into the night.

Naru Osaka was currently struggling for her life. When she noticed the customers falling unconscious, something was definitely wrong. She went to ask her mother what was happening. To her horror, her mother was replaced by a demonic impersonator! Right now, she was trying to fight back against her captor, who was strangling her.

"After I kill you, I'll send your mother to join you in the next world!" the fiend, Morga snarled, preparing to claw Naru. The girl could only close her eyes and brace herself from the impact.

"Hold it right there!"

Both of them turned around to see a girl in a sailor fuku, though it looked rather skimpy.

"Who are you?!" Morga demanded.

Surprised, the costumed girl tried to come up with something. "Um, I'm the Sailor Warrior of Love and Justice, Sailor Moon!" She did what would be her signature pose. "In the name of the moon, I will punish you!"

Morga sneered. "Sailor Moon? I've never heard of such a thing! No matter," the fiend had dropped Naru. "Awaken, my slaves and eliminate her!"

The unconscious customers had risen like zombies and began to lunge at Sailor Moon. Panicking, the heroine tried to dodge them but one slave had tried to stab her with a broken glass bottle! Sailor Moon had collapsed by a pillar because of that wound.

"Now, die!" Morga yelled as she tried to stab the downed heroine with her claw. With fear overtaking her, Sailor Moon screamed in terror.

"TI-EAH!"

Out of the sudden, something or someone had knocked Morga down. Sailor Moon had opened her eyes and saw a figure in black, crouching at the fiend. What she noticed was that he had a scarf under the helmet.

"Ugh! You wretch, you'll pay for that!" Morga growled as she got up.

The figure said nothing as he slowly stood up and took a battle stance.

"Minions! Attack him!" the demon ordered.

The zombified customers charged at the masked figure. He began to grab and throw them or flip them over. It started off well, but they only stoof back up, continuing to surround and overwhelm him.

A black cat was behind a pillar and stood by Sailor Moon. "Sailor Moon, you have to do something!"

"I-I don't know what to do!" the heroine panicked. "I don't wanna play this game anymore!" With that, she began to wail. This, however, had created sound waves which damaged Morga and her zombie minions's hearing. The victims had fallen unconscious.

"AARGH! STOP THAT CRYING!" Morga yelled, clutching her ears.

"Now, say Moon Tiara Action!" the cat told Sailor Moon.

The heroine stopped crying and stood back up. "Moon Tiara Action!" With that, she took off her tiara and tossed it at Morga. The impact on the fiend made her scream in agony as she disintegrated into dust.

Sailor Moon had put on her tiara once it was returned to her as she sighed in relief. She turned her head to see the mysterious figure standing back up.

"Um, Mr. Scarfman?" she called out. The figure turned to her and stared at her. With that, she bowed her head in gratitude. "Thank you so much for helping me!" Wen she looked back up, the figure just kept on staring.

It was a long silence until the figure sensed something. He quickly turned and grabbed something in the air. Sailor Moon and the cat were surprised as they all turned to see where it came from.

Up at the high window was a masked figure wearing a tuxedo and a top hat. Even if he wore the mask, he looked rather devilishly handsome with the coolness he exuded.

Both mysterious figures in black stared off at each other before Tuxedo Mask had leaped off the window. The scarfman looked to see what he had in his hand.

It was a rose.

He had no idea if this was meant for Sailor Moon or was Tuxedo Mask's trademark, but whatever the case, he merely handed it to the heroine as it was harmless.

Sailor Moon looked surprised at such a gift and took it. "T-thank you."

The figure gave her a thumbs up, causing the heroine to blush. With that, he began to run out of the store and into the night.

"Wait!" Sailor Moon called out, but he was already gone. She never got his name, but she would definitely remember him.

The cat beside her, however, had eyed the scarf hero. There was something familiar about this person.

A little experimental AU fic I've always wanted to do. It was quite on my mind for a while. Shadow Justice is a cheesy name, but then again, cheesiness comes with superheroes.